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Descent

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4.6/5

( 161 Reviews )

4.6

161 Reviews

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Descent
Description
Prepare To Start Your Descent. Sensory overload in 360° 3-D. Welcome to Descent™ - 27 levels of the most mind-bending, stomach-churning action game ever. Featuring true 3-Dimensional worlds with light source shading, texture mapping, 3-D morphing, directional sound effects and sizzling music,...
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4.6/5

( 161 Reviews )

4.6

161 Reviews

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Product details
1995, Parallax Software, ...
System requirements
Windows 10, 1.8 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c, 1 GB available space...
Time to beat
12.5 hMain
20 h Main + Sides
30 h Completionist
16 h All Styles
Description
Prepare To Start Your Descent.

Sensory overload in 360° 3-D.

Welcome to Descent™ - 27 levels of the most mind-bending, stomach-churning action game ever. Featuring true 3-Dimensional worlds with light source shading, texture mapping, 3-D morphing, directional sound effects and sizzling music, this is technology taken to the limit.

Something has happened at Lunar Base I. The Post-Terran Mining Company has lost contact with the miners and none of the mining robots are responding. The PTMC has brought in you the Material Defender to deal with the situation. Your mission is to find any survivors and find the source of threat. You will start a journey that takes you from the Moon to Pluto. Best of luck Material Defender.

Lunge straight down mine shafts, twist around never-ending tunnels and fight your way past robotic menaces in an environment that's truly 6 degrees of freedom... move up, move down, shoot everything everywhere. Hang onto your senses (and your lunch) as you drop straight down mine shafts on a ride that'll leave you spinning.

And what's the good of losing your mind if you can't share the experience with your friends? Descent invites you and your buddies to dive into the action together with head-to-head combat and cooperative two-player modem and eight-player network support.

Get ready for Descent...

(C) 1995 Parallax Software Corp. Descent and the Interplay logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Interplay Entertainment Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Goodies
D1 in-game soundtrack avatar HD wallpaper D1 best soundtrack (MAC) manual reference card
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:
This game is powered by DOSBox.
Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
12.5 hMain
20 h Main + Sides
30 h Completionist
16 h All Styles
Game details
Works on:
Windows (10, 11), Mac OS X (10.9+)
Release date:
{{'1995-02-13T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Size:
25 MB

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Posted on: September 23, 2008

jmg123

Verified owner

Games: 9 Reviews: 3

Descent 1 got me into gaming

Lost count of the amount of hours me and my cousin played on this game!!!!!!!! So glad I can finally play it again


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Posted on: September 23, 2008

JonStrickland

Games: 8 Reviews: 3

Great early LAN game

The stand alone experience with Descent wasn't bad, but the true joy of the game came from playing against other humans on a LAN. There's nothing quite like talking smack to other players just before getting vaporized by some sneaky so-and-so who managed to creep up on your blind side. And with 360 degrees of movement, that blind side could come from above, below or behind you. Great game.


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Posted on: October 3, 2008

Plantoon64

Verified owner

Games: 275 Reviews: 5

At long last...

Years ago, I discovered a Descent 2 demo. Being the kind of gamer I am, I experimented with it and progressivily got better each time. The problem was, the demo turned out to be not enough...I needed more of the fun experience and excitement it provided (like taking out those darn Thief Bots *shakes fist at them*). Years passed with no success...until now. Now not only can I enjoy what I was seeking all those years ago, but I can now play the first one of the series AND have extra downloadable content. Thank you so much, GOG! ^___^


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Posted on: February 22, 2009

apoc17

Verified owner

Games: 385 Reviews: 7

A great game !

This is a old game whit old graphics but the gameplay is very good. I just finish it and I like it.


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Posted on: October 25, 2008

Joshman

Games: 42 Reviews: 3

A Wonderful game from my childhood.

I remember, whenever I visted my fathers old work (Not going to give the name, but it was a lighting company) in one of the old cubes, at lunch time, they'd have 8 player Descent and Descent 2 Tournaments. This game really brings back memories.


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